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Timing of Feedback and Verbal Learning.
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Kulik, James A.; Kulik, Chen-Lin C. – Review of Educational Research, 1988
Fifty-three research studies on feedback timing and verbal learning underwent meta-analysis. Applied studies using actual classroom quizzes and real learning materials found immediate rather than delayed feedback to be more effective; experimental studies of acquisition of test content indicate the opposite. Laboratory studies of list learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Research, Feedback, Laboratory Experiments
Mathemagenic Behaviours and Efficiency in Learning from Prose
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Faw, Harold W.; Waller, T. Gary – Review of Educational Research, 1976
Research from four subareas of prose learning (advance organizers, response modes, objectives, and inserted questions) is considered and weaknesses in the studies conducted are noted. Suggestions are advanced as to how researchers might profitably spend their energies in the future. (RC)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, Learning Processes
Meaning in Complex Learning
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Johnson, Ronald E. – Review of Educational Research, 1975
The importance of the role of meaningfulness as a learning variable is discussed. (DEP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Interpretive Skills, Learning Motivation
The Retention of Connected Discourse: A Review
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Cunningham, Donald J. – Review of Educational Research, 1972
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Content Analysis, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Imagery and Children's Learning: Putting the Picture in Developmental Perspective
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Pressley, Michael – Review of Educational Research, 1977
The effects of imagery on children's learning of verbal materials is reviewed. Paired associate learning is emphasized, with some discussion of recall, recognition, visual discrimination and prose learning. Visual versus verbal images, elaborated versus unelaborated stimuli, induced images, and physical manipulation of learning materials are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Imagery
The Role of Elaboration in the Comprehension and Retention of Prose: A Critical Review.
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Reder, Lynne M. – Review of Educational Research, 1980
Recent research in the area of prose comprehension is reviewed, including factors that affect amount of recall, representations of text structures, and use of world knowledge to aid comprehension. The need for more information processing models of comprehension is emphasized. Elaboration is considered important for comprehension and retention.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Knowledge Level, Models, Prose
Linguistics and the Psychology of Language.
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Carroll, John B. – Review of Educational Research, 1964
This review of literature in linguistics and the psychology of language focuses on studies produced from 1961 through 1963. Such topics as language development, generative grammar, semantics, and the role of linguistics in the teaching of reading are covered, and much attention is given to the areas of verbal learning and the psychology of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories
The Psychology of Language.
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Kjeldergaard, Paul M. – Review of Educational Research, 1961
This review of professional literature on the psychology of language summarizes and interprets selected books and articles published during the period 1957-60. The literature, selected on the basis of importance and applicability to education, is considered under the following headings: theories, research techniques, verbal learning, and…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bibliographies, Conditioning, Electronic Equipment